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Depiction of the game from The Boston Globe. On Saturday, May 1, 1920, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves played to a 1–1 tie in 26 innings, the most innings ever played in a single game in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB). The game was played at Braves Field in Boston before a crowd estimated at 4,000.
A year earlier in 1958, their first in Los Angeles, the Dodgers posted a 71–83 (.461) win–loss record for seventh place in the eight-team NL, and never held a lead. [6] [7] By contrast, the Braves repeated as NL champions that year with a 92–62 (.597) record and returned to the World Series, where the New York Yankees turned the tables and defeated them in seven games. [8]
The 2021 National League Championship Series was the best-of-seven series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2021 postseason between the third-seeded Atlanta Braves and the defending World Series champion and fourth-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers, for the National League pennant and the right to play in the 2021 World Series.
Both series ended in a sweep for the first time in the NL since 2007, as the Dodgers and Braves advanced to the NLCS. The Dodgers went on to defeat the Braves in the NLCS, then won the 2020 World Series over the American League champion Tampa Bay Rays. This was the Dodgers' first World Series title since 1988.
Max Muncy hit three home runs for the Dodgers on May 4 vs the Braves . The Dodgers returned home on May 3 for a three-game weekend series against the Atlanta Braves. Andy Pages had four hits, including a walk-off single in the 11th inning for a 4–3 win. [83]
This was the third postseason meeting between the Dodgers and Braves.. The Dodgers defeated the Braves in four games to return to the NLCS for the third year in a row. Hyun-jin Ryu pitched seven innings of shutout ball in Game 1 as the Dodgers shut out the Braves 6-0.
The Dodgers got on the scoreboard when J. D. Martinez hit a solo home run. The Diamondbacks extended their lead to 4–1 in the sixth when Gurriel Jr. hit a solo shot. The Dodgers got that run back in their half of the inning when Enrique Hernández drove home Max Muncy on an infield single. This was the closest that the Dodgers could get as ...
The Braves were heavy favorites against the Dodgers, who sneaked into the playoffs on a Wild Card berth. This would be manager Bill Russell's only postseason series as Dodgers manager. The Braves sent 24-game winner John Smoltz to the mound for Game 1. Opposing Smoltz would be Ramón Martínez.